guten Tag
Meaning
hello; hullo; good day; good afternoon (greeting said when meeting or acknowledging someone)
Concepts
Opposite of
auf Wiederschauen, auf Wiedersehen, auf Wiedertreffen, mach's gut, tschüss
Synonyms
Translations
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
guete daag
Basel-Landschaft
guets däägeli
Basel-Landschaft
salü
Zürich
grüezi
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɡuːtn̩ ˈtaːk/
Etymology
Short for ich wünsche einen guten Tag! (“I wish [you] a good day!”), hence the accusative form of the adjective. Compare Yiddish אַ גוטן טאָג (a gutn tog).
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